Commentator just mentioned that five teams so far in the World Cup have now come back from losing positions to win games - sadly not the case for England last night.
I'm struggling to remember many draws or teams that didn't score without looking at the results. makes a nice change from the usual 0-0 and 1-0 games we usually see.
It does seem to be a more attacking tournament, which is unlucky for England, as we are an ideal counter-attack team in tight games. Our defence won't cope with frequent attacks.
Uruguay are very ordinary imo. I could easily see them get another red card against our pacey youngsters. There's no way that Suarez can be fully fit, but that's not to rule out him scoring against our dodgy defence. Rooney should either start in the centre or not at all. I'd also play Shaw for the hopeless Baines.
Reload - we're almost ready for the off again - I completed all my weekend chores, cutting the lawn etc. this morning, so the afternoon is my time, plus my wife just left on a 3 day business trip, so no-one is around to hound me into doing things I really don't want to do! France v Honduras please log in to view this image Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre please log in to view this image Team line-ups: France: 01 Lloris 02 Debuchy 03 Evra 06 Cabaye 04 Varane 05 Sakho 19 Pogba 14 Matuidi 10 Benzema 08 Valbuena 11 Griezmann Substitutes 07 Cabella 09 Giroud 12 Mavuba 13 Mangala 15 Sagna 16 Ruffier 17 Digne 18 Sissoko 20 Remy 21 Koscielny 22 Schneiderlin 23 Landreau Honduras 18 Valladares 21 Beckeles 07 Izaguirre 08 Palacios 05 Bernárdez 03 Figueroa 17 Najar 19 Garrido 13 Costly 11 Bengtson 15 Espinoza Substitutes 01 López 02 Chávez 04 Montes 06 GarcÃa 09 Palacios 10 Chávez 12 Delgado 14 GarcÃa 16 MartÃnez 20 Claros 22 Escober 23 MartÃnez Ref: Sandro Meira Ricci please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Costly, ha,ha, I see they have a couple of Chav's on the bench too! - the World Cup is great showcase for international players to gain exposure to clubs - I wonder if we'll scout a few and bring them to Loftus Road?
Honduras are the first team to do laughable play acting throughout the team, what a shame. Hope they are embarrassed.
They say never buy a player based on one tournament, he could have done an agyemang plus his value will be inflated,
Really amusing watching all the play-acting going on with players clutching their heads & faces after no real contact. Mention for Costly, the support striker for Honduras!
